A man’s repeated illegal use of Caribou-Targhee National Forest land has gotten him banned from the forest. In August, the United States Forest Service received multiple complaints from the public concerning a long-term campsite on lands managed by the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.
Upon investigation, law enforcement found an unattended campfire, several dilapidated vehicles, trailer homes and extensive garbage scattered throughout the area. Forest Service Patrol Captain Race Angell says, “The trailers were parked haphazardly throughout the trees and brush, causing extensive resource damage.”
Forest Service officers contacted an adult male at the campsite, and he acknowledged all the items were his. He was issued three federal citations.
However, two weeks later, the officers came across the same male at a different location. The individual acknowledged that he was continuing to live off the forest and was trying to sell his belongings.
The officer issued him additional citations. In October the federal court in Jackson, Wyoming found the male adult guilty of three misdemeanor citations, fined him $800 and banned him from being on or engaging in any activity on both Caribou-Targhee and Bridger-Teton National Forest for five years.
Charges are pending for an adult female who was with the male at one of the campsites.
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